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Multidisciplinary Management is Strongly Suggested in Elderly Patients with Rectal Carcinoma

Sara Lonardi1 Istituto Oncologico Veneto – IRCCS, Medical Oncology Unit, via Gattamelata 64, 35128 Padova, Italy. [email protected]Correspondence[email protected]
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Carlo Aschele2 E.O. Ospedali Galliera, Medical Oncology Unit, Genova, Italy. [email protected]View further author information
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Lara Maria Pasetto1 Istituto Oncologico Veneto – IRCCS, Medical Oncology Unit, via Gattamelata 64, 35128 Padova, Italy. [email protected];3 [email protected]View further author information
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Salvatore Pucciarelli4 Padova University Hospital, Second Surgical Clinic, Padova, Italy. [email protected]View further author information
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Maria Luisa Friso5 Istituto Oncologico Veneto – IRCCS, Radiotherapy Unit, Padova, Italy. [email protected]View further author information
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Antonio Jirillo1 Istituto Oncologico Veneto – IRCCS, Medical Oncology Unit, via Gattamelata 64, 35128 Padova, Italy. [email protected];6 [email protected]View further author information
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Silvio Monfardini7 Fondazione Don C. Gnocchi, Milano, Italy. [email protected]View further author information
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Pages 287-298 | Published online: 02 Jun 2008

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